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Life Table Analysis: An Introduction

Life Table Analysis: An Introduction

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11 LIFE TABLE ANALYSIS: AN INTRODUCTION

Source:

Statistical Analysis of Epidemiologic Data

Author(s):

Steve Selvin

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195172805.003.11

A life table is a systematic description of mortality experience. A cohort life table is constructed from the mortality of individuals followed from birth of the first to the death of the last member of a group. This chapter discusses the construction of a life table, life table survival function, life table hazard function, and competing risks.

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